Policy Advisor Data & Research | Public Sector

Requirements:

• Completed HBO (Higher Professional Education) or WO (University) degree.

• Experience with policy-oriented research or policy advisory within a political-administrative, public, or social context.

• Demonstrable experience with quantitative analysis and working with datasets, statistical information, and budgets.

• Excellent writing skills and the ability to translate complex information clearly and concisely into policy advice.

• Strong analytical ability and objective, independent judgment.

• Educational background in, for example, Policy Economics, Public Administration, Social Geography, Cultural Management, or a similar field.

• Knowledge of public financing flows, cultural economics, and subsidy law frameworks.

• Affinity with cultural policy, the cultural sector, and social issues.

• Experience with financial analyses and systems analyses within a public environment.

We are looking for a Policy Advisor Data, Systems and Economics for an independent organization within the cultural sector. This organization supports an advisory board that advises the municipal executive and the municipal council on developments, bottlenecks, and opportunities within the cultural domain.

As Policy Advisor Data, Systems and Economics, you will fulfill a key role within the civil service office and act as the substantive source of knowledge in the fields of data, research, financing, and systems analysis. You will contribute to both requested and unsolicited policy advice and ensure a solid quantitative foundation for policy issues. In doing so, you will make an important contribution to the organization's position as a knowledge center for the cultural sector.

• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research for the purpose of policy and advisory issues.

• Collecting, analyzing, and monitoring data on cultural participation, audience reach, and demographic developments.

• Building research dossiers for requested and unsolicited advice.

• Translating research results, meetings, and hearings into clear draft advice and policy notes.

• Performing financial and macro-economic analyses within the cultural and creative sector.

• Analyzing and calculating subsidy flows, financing structures, and labor market developments.

• Investigating the effectiveness of existing policy instruments and distribution models.

• Proposing alternative financing and organizational models.

• Providing substantive support to working groups, theme tables, and committees.

• Analytically strong.

• Independent and objective judgment.

• Accurate and inquisitive.

• Strong advisory skills.

• Well-developed written communication.

• Able to convey complex subject matter clearly and in a structured manner.

Start: as soon as possible

Hours: 32-36 hours per week

Location: Rotterdam

Form: secondment, with a view to a permanent position.

For more information about this assignment, please contact Leonie van Hove, Managing Consultant Interim Management, 06 45 39 02 31 l.vanhove@berenschot.nl